How to see it
HIP 6601 has a visual magnitude of about 8.00: it usually needs binoculars or a small telescope, especially from light-polluted sites.
Sky position
Equatorial coordinates for HIP 6601: right ascension 1h 24m 47s, declination +20° 9′ 33″ (J2000), in the region of the Aries constellation (IAU figure Ari).
Catalog context
HIP 6601. It appears in classical and modern catalogs as HIP 6601, HD 8542, Gaia DR3 2786520806791439360. In the SkyKeepsake Aries (Ari) browse hub it sits with other stars of the same IAU figure.
Catalog identifiers
- Gaia
- Gaia DR3 2786520806791439360
- HIP
- 6601
- HD
- 8542
- gaia_dr3
- 2786520806791439360
Also known as
- Gaia DR3 TOP 5M 2786520806791439360
- HD 8542
Observed properties
- Visual magnitude
- 8.00